Research Article

Herbal Medicines: Personal Use, Knowledge, Attitude, Dispensing Practice, and the Barriers among Community Pharmacists in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Knowledge related to herbal medicines ( = 47).

Pharmacist’s self-rating for knowledge related to herbal medicines Response   (%)
PoorAcceptableGoodVery good

Knowledge about herbal medicines in general13 (27.7)21 (44.7)12 (25.5)1 (2.1)
Knowledge about herbal medicine interactions25 (53.2)12 (25.5)10 (21.3)0
Knowledge about herbal medicine side effects23 (48.9)15 (31.9)7 (14.9)2 (4.3)
Knowledge about herbal medicine precautions24 (51.1)16 (34.0)5 (10.6)2 (4.3)

4-point Likert scale (1 = poor, 4 = very good).